Calling Other Bakeries For Prices...
Business By TexasSugar Updated 10 Dec 2009 , 8:20pm by CakeForte
This thread made me think of this article that I came across a few days ago on Entrepreneur Magazine's Website:
Get to Know Your Competition
7 shrewd strategies for forging alliances--and staying ahead of the pack.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/marketresearch/article204092.html
Great article! Thank you for posting it. 
This is just a general response to everyone saying that secret shoppers would cost you money. I know that there are discussions already on to charge or not to charge for tastings but it seems this may be another reason that charging for tastings is the way to go. I feel like it doesn't matter if the person is a secret shopper, bride checking you out, or bride that orders as long as you charge for the tasting (enough to cover ingredients, time, and everything) you wont be loosing money you would be making it.
Just now catching up - thanks for posting that article - it has a lot of great points in it. 
http://www.entrepreneur.com/ma.....04092.html
Now you can't tell if anyone's taking pictures anywhere or not...just look at People of Walmart
I had no idea this web site even existed!!!! I hope there aren't any pics of me I look WRETCHED when I run into Wal Mart LOL
people of walmart is awesome. We went for the dreadful black friday sales, and I was teasing my family b/c i wore a dress with the white long underwear underneath....and I was like. "see! I'm dressed like people of walmart and guys still try to holla at me."
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